Maharashtra State Eligibility Test - Assistant Professor jobs in Mumbai at Savitribai Phule Pune University state Agency

Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (MH-SET) for Assistant Professor

Eligibility Criteria : a) The candidates must have Master’s Degree recognized by U.G.C., in a subject of MH-SET. The candidates having Post Graduate diploma/ certificate awarded by Indian University/Institute or Foreign degree/ diploma/certificate awarded by the Foreign University/Institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence *of their diploma/degree/certificate, with Master's degree of recognized Indian Universities from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU),New Delhi.

(* Such candidates who qualify MH-SET will be required to submit equivalence certificate from AIU, Immediately after the result of the MH-SET examination)

b) The candidates other than SC/ST/OBC/SBC/DT(VJ)/NT/SEBC/Trans-genders category, who have secured at least 55% marks (without gracing or rounding off ) in Master’s or equivalent examination, are eligible for this test. OBC/ SBC/ DT(VJ)/ NT/SEBC [belonging to non-creamy layer] and SC/ ST/ PH/ VH/ Trans-genders(PH-Physically Handicapped, VH-Visually Handicapped i.e. Blind) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without gracing or rounding off) in Master’s or equivalent examination are eligible for this test.

The candidates belonging to DT(A)(VJ)/NT (B,C,D)/SBC/ SEBC must submit a valid category certificate recognized by the Govt. of Maharashtra & Goa.

The OBC certificate will not be accepted in lieu of said categories ( The OBC certificate is accepted only at national level for UGC-NET and UGC-CSIR NET in lieu of said categories).

c) The candidates who are studying in the first year of two years Masters Course or in first two semesters of a four semester course of Master’s Degree are not eligible to appear for this test.

d) Candidates who are pursuing their Master's degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for Assistant Professor after they have passed their Master's Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of SC/ST/PH/VH/Trans-genders and BC/SBC/DT(A)/NT(B)/NT(C)/NT(D)/ SEBC [belonging to non-creamy layer ] such candidates must complete their Master's Degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date of SMH-SETET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

e) The candidates of other States (other than Maharashtra & Goa) belonging to reserved categories shall be treated as Open category, as per the rules of the Maharashtra and Goa States.

f) Candidates can appear for MH-SET in the subject of their Post Graduation only e.g. Commerce : M.Com., Environmental Science : M.Sc. Env. Sci., Life Science : M.Sc. Life Science/Botany/Zoology/Microbiology/ Biotechnology etc., Home Science : M.Sc., M.A. Home Science (Refer Item No. 4 on page 06 in Prospectus, for list of MH-SET and P.G. subjects).

g) Candidates should note that their candidature is provisional. It will be deemed final upon verification of eligibility documents with reference to the claims made in their application, after the result of SET examination.

h) A candidate who has already qualified MH-SET in a subject, will not be allowed to appear again for MH-SET in the same subject. The candidates violating this rule will be liable for initiating legal action.

i) To apply for the MH-SET, there is no upper age limit.

j) As per the U.G.C. rules the candidates who have passed M.Sc. (by Research) are not eligible to appear for the MH-SET.

k) The MH-SET State Agency will not issue any mark sheet to qualified/not qualified candidates. Students should note that there is a provision for online verification of MH-SET result. The MH-SET Unit will issue e-certificate to qualified candidates only on verification of the Eligibility documents immediately after the result of the MH-SET examination.

Application fee: 1. Open: Rs. 550.00, 2. OBC/SBC/DT(A)/NT(B)/NT(C)/NT(D)/SEBC (Non Creamy Layer Category Only) /SC/ST/PH/VH/Transgenders Rs. 450.00

The SET Examination will be conducted at the following 15 centers only.

1.Center Code:10- Mumbai

2.Center Code:11- Pune

3.Center Code:12 -Kolhapur

4.Center Code:13- Nashik

5.Center Code:14- Jalgoan

6.Center Code:15- Aurangabad

7.Center Code:16- Nanded

8.Center Code:17- Amravati

9.Center Code:18 -Nagpur

10.Center Code:19- Goa

11.Center Code:20- Solapur

12.Center Code:21- Chandrapur

13.Center Code:22- Gadchiroli

14.Center Code:23 - Ahmednagar

15.Center Code:24- Dhule

The University Grants Commission (U.G.C.), while prescribing the revised pay scale for teachers in colleges and in universities, in accordance with the Fourth Pay Commission, has prescribed that the person being appointed as Assistant Professor shall qualify for the new scales provided he/she clears, the Eligibility Test, to be conducted by the U.G.C., in addition to the minimum qualifications already prescribed. The U.G.C., accordingly conducts, the National Educational Tests (N.E.T.),for many subjects.